† conableadj.
Obsolete.
A phonetic reduction of covenable adj.; proper, due, convenient, suitable, competent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective]
i-tasea1000
queemlOE
gainc1330
conablea1340
convenientc1374
covenablec1380
convenable1421
conveniable1432
comenablea1500
commodious1541
necessary1541
commode1549
commoditious1574
dexterous1605
commoditous1621
friendly1713
clever1757
convenience1961
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper
methelyeOE
ylikeeOE
fairOE
i-meteOE
rightOE
becomelyc1175
proper?c1225
featc1325
conablea1340
rightful1340
worthyc1350
pursuanda1375
covenable1382
dignec1385
convenablec1386
thriftyc1386
sittingc1390
comenablea1400
gainlya1400
meeta1400
wortha1400
convenientc1400
meetlya1425
suinga1425
fitc1440
tallc1440
worthyc1450
good1477
dueful?a1527
beseeminga1530
fitting1535
straighta1538
decent1539
answerable1542
becoming1565
condecent1575
becomed1599
respective1605
befittinga1612
comely1617
decorous1664
shape-like1672
beseemly1737
farrantly?1748
fitly1840
in order1850
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cl. 5 He loukis his boke in a cunabil [v.r. couenable] end.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiv. 64 Fruyt conable to man for to liffe with.
1408 Indenture (Jam.) In to Resonnable place & cunnable.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 89 Conable, accordynge, competens.
14.. Early Eng. Misc. (Warton Club) 67 Moste connabulle tyme for sedys.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) v. 266 Cum to full conabill endyng.
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